Services

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• Planting Design

• Planting Design Consultancy 

• Garden Design

• Garden Audits & Monthly Maintenance Schedules

• Garden Coaching

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Planting Design: 

My aim is to create a sustainable and beautiful planting scheme that will define the character of your garden, working with its sense of place. This is my step by step design process - 

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1. Initial client meeting (free) - Meeting to discuss the new planting scheme (including a client questionnaire). This will be followed by a proposal, detailed brief and estimate for your approval. 

2. Site appraisal - If you decide to proceed, a further visit may be needed to discuss the planting design project in more detail and to carry out a more detailed site appraisal. This will record key points relevant to designing the new planting scheme such as soil type, aspect, degrees of sun/shade and established plants. 

3. Mood Board; Planting Plan & Plant List - The next step will be to prepare a Mood Board of suggested plants. Once the plants are agreed, I will prepare a Planting Plan showing the siting of each plant within the new scheme. Also a Plant List specifying the name and quantities of each plant - again for your approval. An elevation of the proposed planting can be provided if wished. The completed documents will include a final version of your Planting Plan, Plant List and Plant Images. 

4. Sourcing plants - Once the Plant List and budget are agreed, I can carefully source the plants.

5. Preparing for planting and setting out/planting - I can improve the soil ready for planting and set out the plants/carry out the planting. 

6. Maintenance Plans - If required, an easy to follow Maintenance Plan can be provided for your new scheme.

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Planting Design Consultancy 

 A consultancy service to help you develop or refresh the planting in your garden or a specific area of the garden.

This includes a detailed pre-visit client questionnaire and around a 1 hour site visit followed by a report including a site appraisal, suggestions for improving the soil and Plant Lists of suggested plants. 

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Garden Design:

My aim for each client is to create a sustainable and beautiful garden, working with your brief and the garden's sense of place, 

involving the following step-by-step design process:

1. Initial client meeting (free) Initial client meeting to discuss your project (including a client questionnaire). This will be followed by a proposal and estimate for preparing a hand drawn 2D Concept Plan. 

2. Site Survey and Analysis - if you decide to proceed, a further meeting may be needed to discuss the project in more detail. A detailed site survey (taking measurements in order that accurate scaled plans can be produced) and site analysis (to understand the site's physical character) will be essential. It may be necessary to have the site survey undertaken by a land surveyor. 

3. Design concept/Mood Boards - these are produced in collaboration with the client to develop design ideas/an overall concept for the garden

4. Functional Plan Options - zoning the new design e.g. areas for relaxation/entertaining, planting areas, paths etc.

5. Draft 2D Concept Plan including selecting hard landscaping materials and structural/specimen planting 

6. Final 2D Concept Plan, Resource sheets for hard landscaping materials & Plant List for structural/specimen planting

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Garden Audits & Monthly Maintenance Schedules

Garden Audits to identify the existing key plants in your garden - this includes a report, divided into the key beds/planting areas, identifying all key plants with an image, botanical name and plant details

Monthly Maintenance Schedules  - an easy to follow plan specific to the plants in your garden. ​​

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Garden Coaching ​

Build your gardening knowledge, develop your skills and enjoy a garden that thrives throughout the seasons.

Whether you’re new to gardening, have recently moved into a house with a garden full of unfamiliar plants, or simply want to feel more confident knowing what to do and when, perhaps developing the planting in your garden, garden coaching can help.

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My garden coaching sessions are tailored to your garden, your interests and your individual goals. They can take place in your own garden or remotely via telephone, video call or email, giving you the flexibility to learn in a way that suits you best and at your own pace.

Together, we’ll explore the essential knowledge, skills and techniques you need to care for your plants throughout the year, rather than following generic gardening advice. We can also explore design ideas to develop the planting, if you wish.  The aim is to build confidence and help you create a beautiful, thriving garden that you can enjoy. 

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Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to build on what you already know, we can create a garden coaching programme that works for you and helps you get more enjoyment from your garden.

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How Does Garden Coaching Work?

We’ll start with a questionnaire by email, followed by a telephone or video consultation. This gives me the opportunity to learn more about you, your garden, the plants you have already and what you’d like to achieve.

We’ll also discuss the gardening topics you’d like to explore and the areas where you’d most like to develop your knowledge, skills and confidence.

Based on our discussion, I’ll recommend a coaching programme tailored to your needs and prepare a Proposal outlining the suggested approach and estimated cost.

Choose the Garden Coaching Option That Suits You:

1. Complete Garden Coaching Programme

Ideal if you’ve recently moved house and inherited a garden full of plants or are new to gardening and would like a helping hand to understand and care for it.

This comprehensive programme combines a Garden Audit, a Monthly Maintenance Schedule and regular garden coaching sessions, giving you the knowledge and practical guidance to care for your garden throughout the seasons. Sessions can be monthly or seasonally, depending on your garden  and the level of support you’d like.

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The programme includes:

• Garden Audit: A report identifying the key plants in your garden with key details,  helping you get to know what plants you have and understand their individual needs. A valuable reference material for between coaching sessions.

• Monthly Maintenance Schedule: A personalised guide to the essential tasks to carry out throughout the year specifically for your plants and garden, so you know what needs doing and when.

• Regular Garden Coaching: Practical, hands-on sessions tailored to your garden and the seasonal tasks that will help it flourish.

Each coaching session is designed around your aims, the garden’s needs and the time of year.

We’ll usually begin with a walk around the garden to assess what needs doing and agree on the tasks to focus on during the session

Topics might include when and how to prune, choosing and planting new plants, planting for containers, mulching and feeding, and training climbing plants, alongside many other useful gardening skills.

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To help you get the most from each visit, you’ll receive a pre-session email to discuss any particular areas you’d like to cover, outline the planned tasks and identify any tools or equipment required.

 Afterwards, I’ll send a follow-up email summarising the key tasks covered and learning points, along with planting suggestions and perhaps ideas for future planting projects.

2. Garden Coaching Sessions

Ideal if you already know a little about gardening but would like to develop your gardening skills and confidence, learn more about your plants and make the most of your outdoor space. Sessions can monthly or seasonally, depending on your garden  and the level of support you’d like.

Each coaching session is designed around your aims, the garden’s needs and the time of year.

We’ll usually begin with a walk around the garden to assess what needs doing and agree on the tasks to focus on during the session.

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Topics might include when and how to prune, choosing and planting new plants, planting for containers, mulching and feeding, and training climbing plants, alongside many other useful gardening skills.

To help you get the most from each visit, you’ll receive a pre-session email to discuss any particular areas you’d like to cover, outline the planned tasks and identify any tools or equipment required.

Afterwards, I’ll send a follow-up email summarising the key tasks covered and learning points, along with planting suggestions and perhaps ideas for future planting projects.

3. Garden Coaching by Telephone, Video Call or Email

You don’t need to meet in person to develop your gardening skills. I also offer regular garden coaching sessions by telephone or video call, as well as personalised advice by email.

Ideal if you already know a little about gardening but would like to develop your gardening skills and confidence, learn more about your plants and make the most of your outside space. Sessions can be monthly or seasonally, depending on your garden  and the level of support you’d like.

Each coaching session  is designed around your aims, garden’s needs and the time of year.

To help you get the most from each remote session, you’ll receive a pre-session email to discuss any particular areas you’d like to cover and to request any garden photos you would like to share in order to help with the session, agree the planned topics and identify any tools or equipment required.

Topics might include when and how to prune, choosing and planting new plants, planting for containers, mulching and feeding, and training climbing plants, alongside many other useful gardening skills.

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Afterwards, I’ll send a follow-up email summarising the key tasks covered and learning points, along with planting suggestions and perhaps ideas for future projects.

For emailed garden advice, this will be tailored around your aims, the garden’s needs and the time of year.

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